Visual Arguments Your Political Cartoon

Eng 102

Audience-based appeals: Determine the target audience. 1. What values and background knowledge can you assume are possessed by the audience?

2. What do you want the audience to think or do after reading the cartoon?

3. How will you make a specific course of action clear and direct?

Core of the Argument: Determine the clear claim and reasons for the argument and whether they are explicit or implicit 4. How much verbal text will you use?

5. How will the argument explicit or implicit?

Visual Design: How does the visual design and layout persuasive and grab the audiences attention? 6. How will you use font sizes and styles, layout, and color to create a strong impression?

Use of Images 7. How is this image memorable and meaningful to your audience?

8. How will this image provide evidence for the claim, illustrate a main idea, evoke emotions, or enhance credibility and authority?

Visual Arguments

Eng 102

Directions: Create a single-frame political cartoon that presents your perspective on the issue in a memorable way. A 2-3 page essay discussing audience-based appeals, the core of the argument, visual design, and use of images must also be submitted. The last sentence of the introduction must be a thesis statement that is specific and clearly states the writers claim. The introduction must also provide engage the readers interest, show why it is controversial or problematic, and provide necessary background information. The essays conclusion must summarize the argument and end with something memorable. The audience-based appeals must identify a target audience and include assumptions about the audience, goals for the audience, and how the course of action is clear and direct. The core of the argument must determine a clear claim and thoroughly explain reasons for the argument. The creator/writer must also indicate whether the claim and reasons are explicit or implicit. The visual design and use of images will explain how the design and layout persuades and grabs the audiences attention. Font sizes, styles, layout, and color are analyzed in relation to the creation of strong, lasting, memorable impressions. The essay must also discuss how the image provides evidence for the claim, illustrates the main idea, evokes emotions, or enhances credibility and authority. The single-frame political cartoon must be original. Software application is strongly encouraged although hand-drawn or cut-outs will be accepted. Software application suggestions include Storybird, Stripcreator, Wordle, or one of your choice. Grammar and mechanics will also be graded for accuracy. Particular attention will be given to topics already covered in class. More than ten grammatical/mechanical errors will result in no grade. Evidence of each stage of the writing process must be submitted: prewrite, planning, drafting; revising, and publishing. The required length is 2-3 pages in addition to the political cartoon.

A 15 pts. Introduction & Conclusion

All characteristics apparent

B 13 pts. 1 characteristic is weak or missing

C 11 pts. 2 characteristics are weak or missing 2 characteristics are weak or missing 2 characteristics are weak or missing 2 characteristics are weak or missing 2 characteristics are weak or missing C 19 pts. 5-6 errors in grammar and mechanics

D 10 pts. 3 characteristics are weak or missing 3 characteristics are weak or missing 3 characteristics are weak or missing 3 characteristics are weak or missing 3 characteristics are weak or missing D 16 pts. 7-8 errors in grammar and mechanics

F 8 pts. 4 or more characteristics are weak or missing 4 or more characteristics are weak or missing 4 or more characteristics are weak or missing 4 or more characteristics are weak or missing 4 or more characteristics are weak or missing F 14 pts. 9 or more errors in grammar and mechanics

Audience-Based Appeals

1 characteristic All characteristics is weak or missing apparent 1 characteristic All characteristics is weak or missing apparent 1 characteristic All characteristics is weak or missing apparent 1 characteristic All characteristics is weak or missing apparent A 25 pts. less than 2 errors in grammar or mechanics B 21 pts. 3-4 errors in grammar and mechanics

Core of the Argument

Visual Design & Use of Images Creativity

Grammar, Mechanics, Length, MLA format EARNED:

100 Points Total

Visual Arguments

Eng 102